Chang-o and the moon

 Chang-o and the moon

Part 1 - Hou yi and the sun birds

Years ago, 10 sun birds lived in a volcano.
Each day, 1 bird will leave, fly up into
the sky and fly around the world,
bringing heat, warmness and light to all
the land.

One day, the 10 birds decided to go out
on the same day. 10 birds made it 10x
hotter on land. The land was scorched,
seas were dried up, animals and crops
died in the fields it meant it was a
drought. It felt like the world was gonna
catch on fire.

We had to do something quick. The
Emperor sent for a young man named Hou yi. ‘Save us,’ said the Emperor. ‘Shoot down the sun birds.’

Hou yi took 10 arrows and a colossal bow, and he ran to the top of a mountain. He shot down the sunbirds 1 by 1, until there was 1 left in the sky. He let the last 1 go so that it would continue to give warmth, sunlight and heat.

‘You have saved the world,’ said the Emperor, and he rewarded Hou yi richly.

Lifting peoples sprits

Sunshine

We chose to make cards with the picture of
a sun because the sun reminds us of
 happiness and people who are devastated by
a natural disaster should remember that just
as the Sun comes up everyday in the sky after
a dark night, life can be mended too. So we
should not lose hope.